Uniforms, Headgear – Anderson Militaria – Military Antiques, Americana
Last Updated 01/31/2024

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Uniforms & Clothing Items  (Headgear follows below)

All items listed below are offered & sold as collector items only, and not recommended or warranted for wear

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PRICES REDUCED ON EVERYTHING, AND EVERYTHING IS NOW PRICED WAY BELOW ORIGINAL COST IN ALL CASES!!  NEED TO MOVE THESE ITEMS ALONG. PLEASE SCROLL THROUGH AND YOU WILL FIND SOME GREAT BUYS.

 

1U  -  WWII NAVY PEA COAT, SIZE 38   Dale had this hanging in a closet for as long as I can remember, and when I asked him why, he said it was so good, it could be worn now.  He just liked it, but he never wore it.  Tag inside is "U.S. NAVY 100% WOOL -19 - (place for name, service number, and has contract info)....Size 38".  The sailor's name is stenciled in white "CAINE JJ 588 67 35" in several places, most legibly at the bottom inside.  Just a good solid coat with very few moth nips in the surface of the fabric.  No ripped seams, excellent condition lining.  Corduroy lined outer pockets.  $75

2U  -  WWII CHENILLE ARMY ENGINEER INSIGNIA - PATCH Cannot find in inventory  A large, colorful engineer's castle insignia embroidered in red chenille on a white felt backing, still on its original store card. Insignia is 3 3/4" high x 5 5/8" wide. The card is grey green with GEMSCO logo in corner, and "SEMBLER/CHENILLE EMBLEMS/for SPORTSWEAR" at top. On the bottom is "Guaranteed Fast Color". Insignia is mint. Card excellent with a flex on one side, possibly a slight tear; hard to tell with the plastic on. Extremely rare and desirable insignia from WWII used like patches on jackets, sweaters, etc., probably by both military and civilian. I remember these from my childhood during WWII, but rarely see them today. Discovered in a basement of an old store.  ONLY ONE LEFT!  Representative sample pictured  $10  Sale Price $8

3U  -  1902 INFANTRY ARTIFICER PATCH   2 1/4 x 4 1/2".  Light blue wool sledge hammers on dark blue.  Single.  Mint.  $6  Sale Price $5

4U  -  INDIAN WAR INFANTRY PIONEER BRASSARD (SPECIALTY PATCH)   Used from 1870's up through the Spanish American War.  Large crossed axes cut out of center of approximately 5 x 10" dark navy blue wool, backed with white wool. Mint originals.  Have a few. Each ...$8  Sale Price $5

5U  -  ARTILLERY FULL DRESS SHOULDER LOOPS  Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection & Boxer Rebellion, 1898-1902.  Heavy wool.  Deep red tops.  Navy blue undersides. Type which is sewn into seam where arm meets the shoulder.  Has button hole at opposite end. Shows use and some age toning.  Sewn into jacket, would be 4 1/2" long.   Pair...$8  Sale Price $5

6U  -  ARTILLERY SHOULDER LOOPS OR TABS   Issued for the Spanish American Wars, Philippine Insurrection & Boxer Rebellion, 1898-1902.  Made in the color designating the branch...in this case, red for Artillery.  These are detachable style and have little wire hooks & eyes and button hole.  Have a few original examples.  Usually worn on khaki fatigue jackets.  Sold in pairs - some small variations expected.  Approximately 4 3/4" long.  Heavy twilled cotton.  All excellent and have been worn.  Each pair...$15  Sale Price $10

7U  -  CAVALRY SHOULDER LOOPS OR TABS   Issued for the Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection & Boxer Rebellion, 1898-1902.  Made in color designating the branch.  Detachable - most held on by little hook & eye and button hole.  Usually worn on the khaki fatigue jacket.  Have a few original examples. Sold in pairs - some small variations to be expected.  Approximately 4 3/4" long.  Cavalry yellow.  Heavy twilled cotton.  All have been worn.  Have a few needing couple wire hooks replaced.  Full hooks...$15 pair  Sale Price $10  Hooks needing replacement...$8 pair  Sale Price $5

8U  -  SCARCE AND IMPORTANT ACCESSORIES TO SCARCE MODEL CIVIL WAR EPAULETS    This scarce model was worn by the U.S. Marines, as well as many state units, of which the Civil War Army was mostly made up. This epaulet model had the feature of being worn either with or without wood cord fringe.  The Marine fringe was red.  I’ve seen yellow fringe for state cavalry units.  The brass frame to hold the fringe is the next difficult part to obtain, if you have the epaulets…missing the fringe.  We offer a matched pair of the brass fringe holders.  The epaulets had open undersides to the crescent ends, into which these fit.  Fine condition.  Only about the third set we’ve found in 30 years.  $25  Sale Price $10

Headgear

NOTICE: Within the listings below are some rare and hard to find hat parts, side buttons, kepi/hat insignia and hat plates.  This is material Dale had acquired over 40+ years.  You may find just the right item to fill in that missing part for your hat or helmet. 

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1H  -  A NICE GROUP OF ORIGINAL M1881 (few M1872) HELMET SIDE BUTTONS (Medallions).  All guaranteed original, from the stash of historic hat parts that Dale collected for over 40 years.  If you are interested in purchasing the entire lot, here are the details:  I will list the quantity available for each sub-category below, and also list a photo.  The entire lot AT THE LISTED SALE PRICES, comes to $1130.  I will sell the entire lot for $975.  Anyone who sets up at shows should do quite well with these.  I no longer do shows, so my reach is limited.

  A.   Original M1881 Helmet Infantry Side Buttons.  Classic crossed rifles on disc.  Brass wire fasteners soldered to back side.  Excellent. Guaranteed original. About 1” in diameter.  Pair…$18  (representative samples shown)  Sale Price $10  Have 23 Pair

  B.   Original M1881 Officer’s Infantry Side Buttons.  Classic crossed rifles on disc, with chin chain hook below, and brass wire fasteners soldered on the back. Guaranteed original. Excellent. About 1” in diameter.  Pair…$18  (representative samples shown)  Sale Price $10  Have 33 Pair + 1 Extra

C.   Original M1881 Helmet Cavalry Side Buttons.  About good as new. Crossed saber design.  Flat, narrow brass strips soldered on back for attaching. About 1” in diameter. Guaranteed original.  Nice, inexpensive early insignia for collectors and proper parts for completing helmet.    Pair…$32  Sale Price $20  Have 15 Pair

E.   Original M1881 Helmet Subsistence Corps Side Buttons.  About mint condition.  Guaranteed original.  Has crescent moon design on front.  Narrow sheet brass strips soldered to rear for fastening to helmet.  Only one pair… $35  Sale Price $25  and   Have one single button…$15  Sale Price $5  Have 1 Pair + 1 Extra

F.   Original M1881 Helmet Quartermaster Corps Side Buttons.  About mint condition.  Guaranteed original.  Has crossed feather/key design on face.  Reverse has narrow, flat sheet brass fasteners soldered on.  About 1” in diameter. Only have three pair…Each set…$32  Sale Price $20  Have 3 Pair

G.   Original M1881 Helmet Artillery Side Buttons.  Very scarce. Guaranteed original. Crossed cannon design.  Narrow, flat brass strips soldered to reverse for attaching to helmet. Excellent, with some darker tarnish to spots on face.  About 1” in diameter. Have two pair, very closely matched but not identical.  Each pair...$32  Sale Price $20  Have 2 Pair

I.    Original M1881 Helmet Infantry Side Buttons.  Crossed rifle design.  Excellent.  Fasteners on back are narrow sheet brass strips.  Have several pair, slightly different condition than those shown, but all comparable.  Each pair…$20  Sale Price $10  Have 10 Pair

J.   Original M1881 Helmet Hospital Corps Side Buttons.  Good as new.  Guaranteed original.  Has silvered cross applied on the face.  Flat brass strips on back for attaching.  Great for building a helmet or adding to an insignia collection. Have two pair.  Each…$32  Sale Price $20  Have 2 Pair

O.   Original M1881 Officer’s Helmet Infantry Side Button.  Only one.  Has the standard crossed rifles on the face, and chin chain hook, and flat sheet brass fasteners on back for attachment to helmet.  Excellent.  The only officer side buttons we have with the sheet metal (rather than wire) fasteners. Only one button.  $10  Sale Price $5  Have only 1

2H  -  M1881 HELMET BRASS PLUME HOLDER RODS   Only Three Left!  All original.  The last of a very old lot of parts we kept while we were active dealers.  We’re now retired and no longer need parts.  These are standard model parts but because there were so many makers, there were variations in rod thickness and length and thread.  I measure each one out and you pick what you need.  Unless noted, most consist of decorative stamped brass disc at top, solder fill on backside, plume support washer, rod with threaded lower end and brass wing nut.  (the measurements are close)

  1. Rod is 5 1/2” long, 0.132” thick, with 1 3/16” of threads w/ 26 threads/inch. No washer or nut.  $18  Sale Price $15
  2. Rod is 5 1/2” long, 0.130” thick with 1 3/4" of threads w/ 32 threads/inch.  No washer or nut.  $18  Sale Price $15
  3. Rod is 4 3/4" long, 0.132” thick with 1/2" of threads w/ 26 threads/inch. No washer or nut.  $15  Sale Price $10

3H  -  INDIVIDUAL CIVIL WAR STAMPED BRASS NUMBERS & LETTERS  Perhaps some went into Indian War period...I am unsure of those details.  For slouch hats, kepi's, Hardee hats, etc.   Most are smooth finish and stamped brass, with either loop or straight attachments soldered on back.  Most of the small numbers are striated finish.  Absolutely original.  Back in the 60's-70's, when Dale would find these original numbers and letters, he would just throw them in a box.  They built up over time.  In the past year, we had been going through boxes of material that accumulated over nearly 50 years as a dealer.  Now that Dale is gone, I have been going through more boxes, and found more of these in various places.  I've retaken the photos, and hopefully they will be easier to determine which you can use.  The photos now list the sizes and prices.  Please email to verify availability, as many have been sold.  Sale Prices...check with me

M153-155M1874muskets.jpg (87821 bytes) 4H - MINT M1874 U.S. INFANTRY KEPI INSIGNIA   Unbelievably, we uncovered a small original lot of these insignia still in the original box Stokes Kirk (early surplus dealer) kept them in (box no longer available).  These are stamped brass crossed muskets, with wire loop fasteners soldered on back. 2 1/2” wide.  Original Regular Army issue, precisely as used throughout the Indian War period by Infantry.   Good as new.  May have a bit of tarnish only.  Each...$35  Sale Price $25

5H  -  RELIC M1872 U.S. ENLISTED CAVALRY CROSSED SABERS HAT INSIGNIA   Have three specimens which were vandalized when turned in, probably by unhappy soldiers.  In all 3 cases, the end of one saber was broken off, and some of the attaching wires also broken off.  Fronts of two are excellent (except tip of one saber).  The third specimen is a bit bent up.  GREAT FOR DISPLAY... All three for only $30  Sale Price $20 for all three

6H  -  M1872 U.S. ARTILLERY KEPI INSIGNIA   Found these few scarce specimens decades ago, and put away.  Stamped brass crossed cannon.  Prox. 1 7/8" wide.  I don't think we've had more than half a dozen in over 40 years.  Had 3.  Almost like new on the face; the fastening wires are gone from the rear.  Only Two Left  Sale Price $20 each...buy both for $35

 

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